Manju S. Krishna @ Manju Mahesh vs Mahesh Kumar, S/o.Vasudevan

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2025 Supreme(Ker) 1546

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, M.B. SNEHALATHA, JJ
Manju S. Krishna @ Manju Mahesh – Appellant
Versus
Mahesh Kumar, S/o.Vasudevan – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : K.P.Sreekumar, P.M.Satheesh
For the Respondent: Harikrishnan.R, Neeraj Narayan(K/332/2016)

JUDGMENT :

M.B.Snehalatha, J.

Appellant/wife challenges the judgment and decree of the Family Court, which declined the relief of divorce sought by her under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

2. Parties shall be referred to by their rank in the Original Petition.

3. The petitioner/wife filed the petition seeking divorce on the ground of cruelty contending as follows:

Parties are Hindus; their marriage was solemnized on 23.5.2010 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. At the time of marriage, 90 sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs.5 lakhs were given as patrimony. Another sum of Rs.2 lakhs was given at the time of 'adukkalakanal' ceremony. A boy child was born in the said wedlock. Respondent is a drunkard. Respondent doubted the chastity of the petitioner and physically and mentally tortured her raising wild allegations against her. Due to the unbearable torture of the respondent, she even made an attempt to commit suicide along with the child. Respondent misappropriated the entire gold ornaments of the petitioner and Rs.5 lakhs given as patrimony. After misappropriating the gold and cash, respondent again demanded an additional sum of Rs.5 lakhs and 50 sovereigns of gold as

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